The will of God is the greatest wealth you can have. Hebrews 10:7 says that Jesus came to the earth to do God’s will. The reason we need to discover the will of God for our lives and do it is because the greatest wealth and power is in the will of God. There is joy, peace, fulfillment, blessing and abundance in the will of God.
Hebrews 10:36 says in order to do the will of God we need patience - "hang in there power" - the power to stick it out. That kind of power is going to bring you into the will of God. If we’re going to find the will of God, we need to take the first step. Don’t despise the day of small beginnings –don’t be discouraged. Chip away at it. Finding the will of God is a step-by-step process. Fighting and going through the daily trials – that is when you develop that strength.
Why should we find the will of God for our lives? Because when you find the will of God for your life, you’re going to experience the promises of God. At the end of holding on, standing there and believing God, you’re going to experience God’s promises for your life.
Romans 12:2 shows you how to do the will of God: "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove (or execute) what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God."
Finding the will of God is a process: Good will - Acceptable will - Perfect will. There are three stages of the will of God. There are also steps or stages to being in the will of God.
Steps to Finding the Will of God:
1.Change by changing the way we think. Romans 12:2 says to be changed by the renewing of your mind. That’s where change begins. When you change the way you think, then you’ll change your behavior. John 5:5 says "And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity 38 years," and goes on to describe his thinking. He thinks, "If I’m the first one in the water, I’m going to be healed." Jesus challenges his way of thinking and He will challenge the way we think, because when we change the way we think –it will be easy to change our actions.
2. Have the desire. Jesus said to him, "Will you be made whole?" We have to change what we are desiring. When we have desire, and when we change the way we think, that’s when we will be willing to do whatever it takes. A lot of Christians like the path of least resistance. Often times the path of greatest resistance yields the greatest reward.
3. Stop blaming other people. Jesus asked, "Will you be made whole?" And the impotent man said, "I have no man." In other words, he says, "Nobody loves me. Nobody cares." Blaming other people is a way of thinking. When we stop blaming people in our thinking, then we’ll experience the miracles God wants us to have.
4. Jesus said, "Rise, take up your bed, and walk." Jesus said you’ve got to take the first step. He didn’t say run yet. He didn’t say fly. He just said, "Get up."
Good Will of God: ; Rise Up!
Acceptable Will of God: Take up Thy bed.
Perfect Will of God: ; And Walk!
If you want to be in the perfect will of God, first rise, take up your bed, and then walk. Do these little things to add up to absolute success – in your finances, your marriage or any other area in your life. It wasn’t just one thing that got you in this situation. There was an accumulation of things that got you there; and, therefore, it’s going to take an accumulation of things to bring you a breakthrough. A breakthrough is a series of right decisions added one upon another. Start taking the little steps and making the right decisions that will bring the will of God and the promises of God into your life TODAY!
